[syn: forget, leave]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaving]
To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.
Fletcher.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leave \Leave\, v. t. [See Levy.]
To raise; to levy. [Obs.]
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An army strong she leaved. --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leave \Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f
pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and
erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. [root]124. See Lief.]
1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is
removed; permission; allowance; license.
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David earnestly asked leave of me. --1 Sam. xx.
6.
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No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden.
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2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a
leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase,
to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.
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A double blessing is a'double grace;
Occasion smiles upon a second leave. --Shak.
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And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while,
and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts
xviii. 18.
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French leave. See under French.
Syn: See Liberty.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Left (l[e^]ft); p. pr. &
vb. n. Leaving.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant,
heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;
cf. bel[imac]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban.
[root]119. See Live, v.]
1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart
from; as, to leave the house.
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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.
24.
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2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or
continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.
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If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not
leave some gleaning grapes ? --Jer. xlix.
9.
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These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
other undone. --Matt. xxiii.
23.
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Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be
said than is expressed. --Bacon.
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3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.
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Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.
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4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to
relinquish.
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Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark
x. 28.
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The heresies that men do leave. --Shak.
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5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to
his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.
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I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.
--Shak.
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6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to
submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,
leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave
the matter to arbitrators.
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Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy
way. --Matt. v. 24.
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The foot
That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.
--Shak.
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7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he
left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy
to his niece.
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8. to cause to be; -- followed by an adjective or adverb
describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to
fire leave me penniless; The cost of defending himself
left Bill Clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.
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To leave alone.
(a) To leave in solitude.
(b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to
leave dangerous chemicals alone.
To leave off.
(a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off
work at six o'clock.
(b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual
position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the
tablecloth.
(c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.
To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in
writing.
To leave to one's self, to let (one) be alone; to cease
caring for (one).
Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;
relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;
surrender; forbear. See Quit.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Leave \Leave\, v. i.
1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.]
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By the time I left for Scotland. --Carlyle.
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2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. "He . . . began at the
eldest, and left at the youngest." --Gen. xliv. 12.
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To leave off, to cease; to desist; to stop.
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Leave off, and for another summons wait.
--Roscommon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
leave
n 1: the period of time during which you are absent from work or
duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" [syn:
leave, leave of absence]
2: permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
3: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells";
"he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn:
farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting]
v 1: go away from a place; "At what time does your train
leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship
leaves at midnight" [syn: leave, go forth, go away]
[ant: arrive, come, get]
2: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or
forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His
good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20
years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left
behind"
3: act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The
inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left
us speechless"
4: leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave
it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers
that you see in the park behind" [syn: leave, leave
alone, leave behind]
5: move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive
has left the country" [syn: exit, go out, get out,
leave] [ant: come in, enter, get in, get into, go
in, go into, move into]
6: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be
attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for
improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion";
"allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip";
"This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: leave,
allow for, allow, provide]
7: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the
silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn:
leave, result, lead]
8: remove oneself from an association with or participation in;
"She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her
position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two
terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up
stakes" [syn: leave, depart, pull up stakes]
9: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the
decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"
[syn: entrust, leave]
10: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant:
disinherit, disown]
11: have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of
us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"
12: be survived by after one's death; "He left six children";
"At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"
[syn: leave, leave behind]
13: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the
Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new
skill to the students" [syn: impart, leave, give,
pass on]
14: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the
restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the
doors" [syn: forget, leave]